The WACO Warriors were victorious in both of their basketball games last night against the Columbus Wildcats. In the girls’ game, WACO led 17-8 at the end of the first quarter and expanded that advantage to 13 points at halftime. The Warriors would go on to win 60-41 thanks to another big offensive night from Ellah Kissell. The senior scored 14 of her game-high 26 points in the second half. Junior Emma Wagler added 12 points to help WACO improve to 3-2. Columbus senior Victoria Howell did her best with 14 points and four three-pointers, but it was not enough to keep the Wildcats from falling to 4-3.

The boys’ game saw WACO grab a commanding 38-7 lead after a quarter of play and never look back en route to winning 86-23. It was a big night for Warriors big man Cody Graber, as the senior scored a game-high 19 points. Juniors Hunter Hughes and Isaac Oswald had 10 points each to help 4-0 WACO stay perfect. Senior Daniel Martinez had a team-high 10 points for Columbus, but the Wildcats still drop to 1-5. While the ‘Cats are off until Tuesday against Wapello, the Warriors play later today at Keota.